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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Mobile or manufactured home parks are a very 
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viable and important part of housing communities for citizens 
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of this State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Some mobile or manufactured home parks have closed 
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over the years in Illinois for various reasons; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Some of the residents of the parks that have 
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closed have found it difficult to find relocation assistance; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a Mobile and 
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Manufactured Home Study Committee; the purpose of the Study 
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Committee is to study the process and procedure by which a 
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mobile or manufactured home located in a mobile or manufactured 
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home park that is closing is relocated; the Commission on 
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Government Forecasting and Accountability shall provide 
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administrative support to the Committee; and be it further


 
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    RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall consist of the 
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following 10 members:
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        (1) the Director of the Department of Public Health or 
 


 






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    his or her designee;
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        (2) the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (3) four members of the General Assembly, with the 
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    Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the House 
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    Minority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader each making 
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    one appointment;
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        (4) the Chairman of the Board of a statewide 
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    organization primarily representing the interests of park 
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    owners having properties in downstate Illinois and mobile 
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    and manufactured home retailers or his or her designee;
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        (5) the Executive Director of a statewide organization 
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    primarily representing the interests of park owners having 
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    properties in northern Illinois or his or her designee; and
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        (6) two representatives appointed by the executive 
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    director of a statewide organization representing the 
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    interests of mobile and manufactured home owners; and be it 
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    further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the General Assembly members appointed by 
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the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader shall 
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serve as Co-Chairs of the Study Committee; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall:
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        (1) examine the implementation and operation of 
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    relocation assistance programs in other states;
 


 






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        (2) consider possible ways to fund State or local 
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    relocation assistance programs, including but not limited 
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    to home owner fees, park owner fees, moving company fees, 
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    and government funded programs;
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        (3) examine the feasibility of creating a relocation 
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    trust fund;
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        (4) formulate a set of best practices to minimize the 
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    impact of park closures on park owners, home owners, and 
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    local governments;
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        (5) analyze data and other information with respect to 
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    relocation;
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        (6) research the availability of insurance policies 
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    that cover the costs of relocation; and
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        (7) study the costs and associated legal matters 
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    arising from the abandonment of a home in a park; and be it 
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    further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall report to the 
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General Assembly on its results and progress on or before March  
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15, 2010.